St Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits

(1491-1556) Feast Day is July 31st

Some Prayers Attributed to Him:

A favorite prayer for after Holy Communion, the Anima Christi:

(“The Soul of Christ” composed by St. Ignatius of Loyola)

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within Thy wounds hide me.

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.

From the malignant enemy, defend me.

In the hour of my death, call me.

And bid me come to Thee.

That with Thy saints I may praise Thee.

For all eternity. Amen.

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Anima Christi, sanctifica me.Corpus Christi, salve me.Sanguis Christi, inebria me.Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.Passio Christi, conforta me.O bone Iesu, exaudi me.Intra tua vulnera absconde me.Ne permittas me separari a te.Ab hoste maligno defende me.In hora mortis meae voca me.Et iube me venire ad te,ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Surrender (Suscipe)

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty,

my memory, my understanding and my whole will.

All that I am and all that I possess You have given me:

I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will.

Give me only Your love and Your grace;

with these I will be rich enough, and will desire nothing more.

Generosity

Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to ask for reward,
save that of knowing that I do your will.

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MaryCast Specials #208 ( 07min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle exhorts us to stay with Pope Francis in the wake of the distorted coverage of his long interview in a Jesuit publication. The gratuitous claim by the media that the pope has changed the moral teaching of the Church is not true. All he is saying is that we should have a more merciful, welcoming message as far as what we should present as the essence of the faith to those who are outside the Church.

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Ave Maria!

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Homily #131203b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of the Jesuit St. Francis Xavier who is the special patron of our Diocese of Indianapolis and so we commemorate him with a feast. Father outlines the extraordinary life of this missionary saint who perhaps baptized more in the short ten years of his missionary expeditions than any other person in history. He relates this to the recent document of his fellow Jesuit Pope Francis: Gaudium Evangelii, the “Joy of the Gospel” on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s society.

Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Francis Xavier – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 1co 9:16-19, 22-23
Resp: psa 117:1, 2
Gsp: mar 16:15-20

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Homily #140731n ( 10min) Play – Father Mattias introduces us to St. Ignatius, his conversion, and his vocation. Father reflects that there are two different things our will can choose, to reject evil and choose good, or to chose what is better and sacrifice what is merely good. A primary example of this is the religious life. Finally, Father remarks on a passage from the Spiritual Exercises where St. Ignatius describes three types of men. Let us all strive to the the third type, and seek only “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” (For the Greater Glory of God).
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Ignatius of Loyola – Mem – Form: OF

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Variety #267 – Fra Solanus talks about A Holy Jesuit of 20th Century Ireland – Fr. John Sullivan, S.J. ( 26min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Fra Solanus gives us a short account of the life and works of Fr. John Sullivan, S.J. (1861-1933), who was recently declared Venerable by Pope Francis. Fr. Sullivan, born in Dublin, was a convert to the Faith. He was a saintly priest and was well-known, especially in County Kildare, for his gifts of healing and prophecy. You can visit his tomb in the Jesuit Church in Gardiner St., Dublin.

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Conferences #282 – ( 42min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Adult themes discussed.

Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. of Ave Maria University gives his talk at the 2015 Courage Conference at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL called “Learn to Discern: Christian
Decision-Making with St. Ignatius”. He gives a crash course on Jesuit discernment which helps us in finding the will of God, obtaining the grace to do His will and then actually doing it. He does this by focusing on the practice of the “examen” which he calls a radical remedy against the modern culture of distraction, addiction and denial. Listen as Father explains with wit and wisdom this tried and true, systematic means to develop a profound spiritual life and prepare ourselves for heaven.

Courage is a Roman Catholic Apostolate to those who experience same sex attraction, providing them moral and community support to help them live according to the teachings of the Church. Most of the content of these excellent talks is fully applicable to people of any orientation, worthwhile to all. http://couragerc.org/

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St. Peter Claver called himself the slave of the black slaves and is today the patron of missions to the blacks. In his last illness St. Peter Claver was mistreated by the black man nursing him but never complained.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Peter Claver – Opt Mem
Readings: Saturday 22nd Week of Ordinary Time
1st: col 1:21-23
Resp: psa 54:3-4, 6, 8 0
Gsp: luk 6:1-5

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The martyrs remembered today, Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, and companions, died for the Truth with the names of Jesus and Mary on their lips. Then, as now under the “dictatorship of relativism,” Christians draw strength to proclaim the saving truth of Christ by calling on Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sts. Peter Baptist and Companions – Mem

Readings from the Franciscan Lectionary, for the Memorial of Sts Peter Baptist and Companions, Martyrs

1st: Rom 8:31-39
Resp: Ps 31:3-4,6,8,16-17
Gsp: Mt 16:24-27

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Fr. Matthias gives the homily on the memorial of St. Francis Xavier (Dec 03) explaining how everything changes in our life when we accept Christ: to those who accept Him, Jesus gives power to become children of God. The transformation resulting from this identification is definitive for our salvation. For this reason, St. Francis Xavier went to the ends of the world to preach this Good News of Our Lord.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Francis Xavier – Mem

Readings: Monday in the 1st Week in Advent
1st: Isa 2:1-5
Resp: Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 8-9
Gsp: Mt 8:5-11

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Nov 23, 2019, on how Bl. Miguel Pro witnessed to Christ the King by offering up his life and thus living up to his Jesuit motto, “for the Greater Glory of God,” to the maximum.

Ave Maria!

Mass:  – Opt Mem
Readings:

1st: 1ma 6:1-13
Resp: psa 9:2-3, 4, 6, 16, 19 0
Gsp: luk 20:27-40

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